Now I know this is a really vague and open-ended question, but we are in the process of selling our house in Florida. We intend to get rid of much of our stuff, but will still have a medium amount to store. After closing, we intend to load up the house, and put it into storage for several months while we travel around and make the decision on what to buy. At first I thought of "Pods", we used them before, but their storage fees are now getting crazy. Then considered buying on of those shipping containers and while cheap, the moving of it is both a hassle and expensive. Then it finally hit me this morning, why not just buy a Cargo Trailer? Looking on ebay and finding new 24' units for under $4k, that isn't bad.
We figure we will need something in the 20-26' range. Would use it initially to load, store and move the household goods, but then later, if needed, use it as a workshop. So, for all of you that have these type of units, about what is the general unloaded weight (like super ballpark). I'm seeing torsion axles in the 3,500# range (duals) up to 5,000# range. Also, what would you pull it with? Would a 1/2 ton work or need 3/4 ton. Remember, this won't be towed alot and not converted to a camper. My nephews have their various pickups of all sizes, just trying to get ideas on the size needed. My old F150 had a 10,000# tow capacity.
Finally, anyone else using one as a workshop? It looks lots better than a shipping container, that is for sure, but a bit less width.
dave